On the track, Beyoncé enthuses about a memorable limousine dalliance: “He popped all my buttons and he ripped my blouse, he Monica Lewinsky’ed all on my gown.”

As the recipient, not the deliverer, during the infamous incident, Lewinsky thinks the line should be reworked.

“Thanks, Beyoncé,” she writes, “but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’ed all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’ed.’ ”

Elsewhere in the piece, Lewinsky explains that she’s stepping into the spotlight again to “take back my narrative”: “It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.” She apologizes for what she calls “a consensual relationship” with the president, and criticizes the Clinton camp for making her the “scapegoat” for his misdeeds.

Lewinsky’s full Vanity Fair essay will be available online May 8, and on newsstands May 13.

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